Judge Nixes ‘E-cigarettes are safer’ argument
By Sheri Qualters, From The National Law Journal A Boston federal judge has blocked plaintiffs suing Philip Morris USA Inc. from arguing that the company should have provided electronic cigarettes to consumers as a safer alternative to tobacco cigarettes. At…
Caribbean tourism chief: industry refresh & ramp up/$3.6B cruise tourism expenditure
Study reveals $3.16 billion in cruise tourism expenditures throughout 35 Caribbean, Mexican, and Latin American destinations during 2014/15 cruise year COZUMEL, Mexico, Oct. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Today Business Research & Economic Advisors (BREA) launched its analysis of spending related…
HBO Latin America to launch new streaming service For Latin America And The Caribbean
Content from the HBO/MAX Premium Channels Will Be Available for the First Time to Broadband Only Subscribers New HBO GO Digital Service Will Be Launched This Year in Colombia MIAMI, FL – October 8, 2015 – In one of the…
Cartoon of the week
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Waiver period almost over to submit director and officer details
Local companies have three weeks left to take advantage of the waiver period offered by the Cayman Islands Registrar of Companies, whereby the late filing of changes to directors and officers of companies will not result in penalty fees. The…
Pirates of the Caribbean 5 to Have a High Entertainment Value Like the First 2 Films of the Franchise
From Master Herald It’s official. The fifth installment of the “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie franchise will go back to the beginnings of the series and tie every loose end. If it was a TV series, it would sound like…
Dietary supplement maker gets another bite at Texas AG
By Miriam Rozen, From Texas Lawyer A Utah-based dietary supplement maker may pursue constitutional claims against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his official capacity, according to a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. A…
We don’t understand the universe as a whole: Scientist at IdeaFestival tells why we’re off track
By Hope Reese From Tech Republic At IdeaFestival 2015, astronomer Bob Berman explained why our scientific approach to understanding the universe is misguided. “What do we know about the universe?” asked astronomer Bob Berman to a crowded room at IdeaFestival…
The unfree Irish in the Caribbean were indentured servants, not slaves
By Liam Hogan, Matthew Reilly and Laura McAtackney From Yahoo News This is an op-ed by Liam Hogan, Laura McAtackney, and Matthew Connor Reilly. They write in response to what they call the myth of “Irish slaves” in the New…
West Indies head coach awaits his fate
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life Suspended West Indies head coach Trinidadian Phil Simmons will know his fate next week after he meets with a West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) human resource panel to discuss controversial comments he made about…
